The world’s busiest ports by current vessel calls.

Compare the latest available vessel calls across major global ports using current maritime indicators.

Daily port activity: Oct 16, 2026
Cargo AIS: Oct 28, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC

Port activity snapshot

Global activity at a glance.

Latest complete publication · Oct 16, 2026

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Daily activityPort activitySource details
Cargo AISCurrent vessel positionsAIS source details

Ranked gateways2,065ports

Vessel calls4,678calls

Estimated imports33,910,484tonnes

Estimated exports29,603,158tonnes

Estimated flow mix63,513,642 tonnes

Imports 53.4%Exports 46.6%

Current cargo pulse

Asia-Pacific cargo positions

41 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution379 positions

BASIC STAR

MMSI 636024100 · 5LQZ4 · IMO 9985605

Moving · 11.6 kn

Destination · AUNTL

32.679° S · 152.601° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

TANTO KHARISMA

MMSI 525113028 · YDLQ2 · IMO 9915387

Moving · 11.7 kn

Destination · ID JKT

2.249° S · 105.185° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

MSC AZOV

MMSI 229620000 · 9HA3457 · IMO 9605255

Moving · 0.5 kn

Destination · INENR

13.275° N · 80.430° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

CARDIFF

MMSI 229983000 · 9HA5648 · IMO 9966568

Moving · 5.0 kn

Destination · LINKOU

25.143° N · 121.267° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

HIJAU SEGAR

MMSI 525005174 · POXR · IMO 9190810

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · ID.LAMONGAN

6.848° S · 112.438° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

SKOON A

MMSI 352001978 · 3E2814 · IMO 8592982

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · JP AKI OFF

39.767° N · 140.049° ESeen Oct 28, 10:31 PM UTC

Current chokepoint activity

The six busiest maritime chokepoints.

Latest available daily vessel counts for Oct 18, 2026.

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Rank	Chokepoint	Latest daily vessels	Change vs prior day	Activity date
01	Taiwan Strait Open in World	230	+26 +12.7%	Oct 18, 2026
02	Malacca Strait Open in World	227	+22 +10.7%	Oct 18, 2026
03	Korea Strait Open in World	174	-19 -9.8%	Oct 18, 2026
04	Dover Strait Open in World	173	-18 -9.4%	Oct 18, 2026
05	Gibraltar Strait Open in World	142	+31 +27.9%	Oct 18, 2026
06	Bohai Strait Open in World	135	+20 +17.4%	Oct 18, 2026